our mission:

we exist to shift purchasing dollars back into our local economies — while empowering small business owners to survive and thrive through education and access to resources

About Cureate

We’ve built a suite of products and services for big and small businesses, and the cities they serve, to work together and create the foundation of a new local supply system. We CONNECT small and large businesses through our centralized local procurement platform; EMPOWER entrepreneurs to navigate the challenges associated with starting and growing a business; and work with cities to BUILD the foundational infrastructure to support small businesses and strengthen local economies.

Our vision is for all cities and regions nationwide to adopt new systems that best serve big and small businesses, consumers and local economies.

A selection of Buyer partners committed to sourcing locally

“[Cureate] was instrumental in providing a selection of the correct small businesses and also as a liaison to help them meet minimum requirements to become an approved purveyor. [They] also ensured that initial contact and first delivery went smoothly. In short, we would not have on boarded half as many small businesses without [Cureate]'s involvement.”

- University Dining Services

Empower

One of the biggest hurdles facing entrepreneurs is the time and other resources spent working in their business vs. working on their business. We develop and offer city-specific technical assistance and entrepreneurship education programs that take the time-consuming guesswork out of starting and running a successful business — empowering small business owners to build a solid foundation to grow and scale.

200+

entrepreneurs coached

Cureate works 1:1 with owner/operators, in addition to providing educational curriculum through technical assistance partners.

55+

workshops facilitated

We’ve produced and facilitated more than 55 workshops for the Mid-Atlantic small business community over the past 4 years.

30+

community partners activated

Including: Apple; University of the District of Columbia; Humanim; Latino Economic Development Center; District Bridges and more!

Build

We know that creating a new system to better serve big and small businesses, consumers and local economies means working directly with decision makers to build foundational infrastructure. This infrastructure includes:

co-creating strong relationships with local city governments and anchor institutions

building trust and collaboration with entrepreneur communities

developing easy-to-access tools and resources for small business owners

adding seamless, centralized procurement capabilities for big business to source from small business

Cureate is a certified business enterprise

We co-created alongside the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) in Washington, DC a centralized Toolkitfor accessing resources, events and new business opportunities between DC-based small business owners, agencies and non-profit service providers. Click “let’s work together” to learn more about our project and watch the product video.

The Tidbit

Do you run a small business, or have dreams to start one? The Tidbit, brought to you by Cureate, provides tidbits of knowledge around starting and running a small business with a food and beverage lens. Through our partnership with Full Service Radio, Cureate CEO Kim Bryden sits down with guest experts and shares trending new topics on food, business, and culture to help best prepare you for your business journey.